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i think the reason you hear those is because the communication is such an important aspect of our economy and of our life. the fcc obviously regulates the communications by wire and radio wave so it's a very important agency, a lot more so than when i was there and even when you were there and to the credit of the chairman there's been a lot of activity going on, so people are concerned that you have a change in leadership and what i could manage the commission and the pending providence. the chairman has been very helpful in the world and field promoting propaganda and high-speed internet access if you will and promoting the reform of the universal service fund and also the spectrum auctions matter which i'm sure we may talk about in the future. we are not going to have a change in administrations, have the republican coming in to take his place if he were to leave we would have somebody who presumably would have some of the same philosophy he might have but nonetheless, what he or she have different views for some different initiatives of different prerogatives we don't know. so if i ha
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he is not against the carbon economy per se. he has to deliver something. >> we will give our closing statements. i apologize to the gentleman at the microphone. a couple of minutes to sum up. >> the decision on any large issue will be on practical and symbolism. we have seen that tonight. the keystone represents the equivalent of 6 million new -- on american highways. the ambassador was very good and saying to put good oil in. i often say the issue be that chicken coming into roost. he ran against and environmentalists in 2008. there was a carbon tax. he is working to do it a third time. he spent his entire political career defeating environmentalists. now he needs a favor from one. that one lives at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> i think candidate could make this easier for the president. he has to deliver something on climate. they would like to see more concrete steps being taken. here are concerns. they have to show that they are taking it seriously. it might mean taking some harsh regulations. that would cost them a lot poli
he is not against the carbon economy per se. he has to deliver something. >> we will give our closing statements. i apologize to the gentleman at the microphone. a couple of minutes to sum up. >> the decision on any large issue will be on practical and symbolism. we have seen that tonight. the keystone represents the equivalent of 6 million new -- on american highways. the ambassador was very good and saying to put good oil in. i often say the issue be that chicken coming into...
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it does not guarantee a sounder economy or a more stable job market. it does not guarantee that the best interests of our nation are being served. it does not guarantee that another young american man or woman will not going to lose their life, because we were not willing to make the right investments here in the first place. we need to say no to the politics of a lowest common denominator and of simplistic slogans and start making real choices that protect the interests of our country. that is imperative. [applause] unfortunately, the state department does not have our own grover norquist pushing a pledge to protect it. of aarp have millions seniors who send in their dues and rallied to protect american investments overseas. the kids lose lives we are helping save from aids, the women we are helping to free from delores of sex trafficking, the students who for the first time can choose to walk into a school instead of into it a short life with terrorism, their strongest lobbyists are the rare committed americans stand up for them and the resources we
it does not guarantee a sounder economy or a more stable job market. it does not guarantee that the best interests of our nation are being served. it does not guarantee that another young american man or woman will not going to lose their life, because we were not willing to make the right investments here in the first place. we need to say no to the politics of a lowest common denominator and of simplistic slogans and start making real choices that protect the interests of our country. that is...
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developing economies are the epicenters of brokers and their open for business. and the united states needs to be at that table it. if we want a new list of assistance graduates, countries that used to receive aid from us, we cannot shy away from telling this story to the american people, to your members of congress, and to the world. let me emphasize, jobs and trade are not the whole story and nor should they be. the good work of the state department and usaid is measured not only in the value of the dollar, it's also measured in our deepest values. we got your security and stability in other parts of the world, knowing that failed states are among our greatest security perhaps and the new partners are our greatest assets. the investments that we make support our efforts to counter terrorism and violent extremism wherever it flourishes. we will continue to help countries provide their own security, use diplomacy when possible, and support those allies and take the fight to terrorists. remember, i cannot emphasize this enough, i'm looking at a soldier in front of
developing economies are the epicenters of brokers and their open for business. and the united states needs to be at that table it. if we want a new list of assistance graduates, countries that used to receive aid from us, we cannot shy away from telling this story to the american people, to your members of congress, and to the world. let me emphasize, jobs and trade are not the whole story and nor should they be. the good work of the state department and usaid is measured not only in the value...
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. >> these cuts are not smart, they are not fair, they will hurt our economy. >> reporter: president obama wants to reduce the cuts with new revenue. house speaker john boehner says the debate is closed. >> republicans are not comfortable with the cuts but they want to see spending cuts implemented. >> reporter: lawmakers on home at recess are feeling the pinch. >> the american people expect us to get serious about this and we're serious about deficit reduction. >> reporter: a new deficit reduction plan bier have got to get out of that plan. >> reporter: it calls for changes to health care, social security, and the tax code. at this point, it looks like we will hit the sequester, at least for a period of time. many republicans see it as the only way to begin addressing the federal deficit. in washington, daniel lee, nbc news. >> stay with news4 for continuing coverage of the sequestration showdown as the march 1st deadline approaches. if you can't watch, you can get the latest information at nbcwashington.com. >>> virginia lawmakers, house and senate negotiators came to a deal after
. >> these cuts are not smart, they are not fair, they will hurt our economy. >> reporter: president obama wants to reduce the cuts with new revenue. house speaker john boehner says the debate is closed. >> republicans are not comfortable with the cuts but they want to see spending cuts implemented. >> reporter: lawmakers on home at recess are feeling the pinch. >> the american people expect us to get serious about this and we're serious about deficit reduction....
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, a growing economy that will bring us back on track. and that's what the discussion is all about. and i wanted to ask comptroller werfel if we take the budget control act, combine it with sequestration and the impact on interest and we total all that up, how much is the savings? ballpark. >> senator, the budget control act had roughly $1 trillion in deficit reduction, the sequester is, would impact the deficit by an additional $1.2 trillion. >> so about 2.2, and i had if you threw in the interest on the -- well, from the center of budget and policy priorities they had 600 billion on the control act, 900 billion on nondefense and an additional 250 in interest savings. so it's a large number, i'm not sure why the discrepancy, but is that more or less than the 600 billion in revenue that is coming out of the december 31st deal? >> it's obviously more. >> by a small amount? >> by a significant amount. exactly. >> so when i hear folks on both sides of the aisle talking about a 50/50 plan for revenue and expenditure reductions, is that anywhe
, a growing economy that will bring us back on track. and that's what the discussion is all about. and i wanted to ask comptroller werfel if we take the budget control act, combine it with sequestration and the impact on interest and we total all that up, how much is the savings? ballpark. >> senator, the budget control act had roughly $1 trillion in deficit reduction, the sequester is, would impact the deficit by an additional $1.2 trillion. >> so about 2.2, and i had if you threw...
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does the federal government take over the private economy? how do you deal with that in system cap list particular system where competition drives wages? >> well, again, its long term problem has been going on since the '70s. we have been through we are still in recession. technically we are out of recession but we're in difficult times as a result of the housing crisis, most people lost 40% of their wealth. obviously, african-americans have been hit hard with this. there is no doubt about that. on the upside we're starting to come out of it. economic numbers are looking better and healthcare costs are better and we will have a bunch of clean source of energy on online. we have some things.... >> bill: you are avoiding my question. what is the solution to the wages? look, the obama administration wants to control the private economy, the marketplace. they are doing a lot of things to make the marketplace responsible to washington, not to competition. so is that the right way to go, or do you allow the free marketplace to take it where it want
does the federal government take over the private economy? how do you deal with that in system cap list particular system where competition drives wages? >> well, again, its long term problem has been going on since the '70s. we have been through we are still in recession. technically we are out of recession but we're in difficult times as a result of the housing crisis, most people lost 40% of their wealth. obviously, african-americans have been hit hard with this. there is no doubt...
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the economy is getting better. las vegas certainly getting better. we had an unbelievably strong super bowl weekend, a great chinese new year is going on right now, the year of the snake and we are very happy about that right now. and we are seeing improvement in all of our properties here in the u.s. and certainly just finished another record year. liz: i want to stick with las vegas for one moment. everybody is wondering, certainly analysts, are we through the attempt to recover, are we through the recovery or are we still in the process? >> i think we can close the chapter on the recovering from the recession and i move on to the fact we are firmly underway with growth again. my competitors are seeing it, we are seeing it, we are having a good first quarter so far, tremendous calendar for the second quarter, i predict profits will be up in las vegas for everybody and i think we will do better than most given our dominant position. i would have to say we will see higher revenues, improved margins particularly in las vegas for us, higher profits and
the economy is getting better. las vegas certainly getting better. we had an unbelievably strong super bowl weekend, a great chinese new year is going on right now, the year of the snake and we are very happy about that right now. and we are seeing improvement in all of our properties here in the u.s. and certainly just finished another record year. liz: i want to stick with las vegas for one moment. everybody is wondering, certainly analysts, are we through the attempt to recover, are we...
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the impact on the economy would be terrible for american families. we don't want it. we think it is bad policy. it was designed to be bad policy. that was the whole point. the sequester was written in a way that would assure that congress would never let it happen. >> by putting it off, it could work to your advantage perhaps? >> i think you're misunderstanding or maybe we're not doing a good enough job trying to convince you. we support efforts in congress to buy down the sequester but they should come back and do it tomorrow or come back next week. buy it down so the sequester does not have an immediate effect and congress can get back to work and we can get that $4 trillion in deficit reduction that analysts have called for. we've been working for that. up to $2.7 trillion in deficit reduction has been achieved thus far. our deficit is coming down but we need to do more work to make sure that process continues. that's what we want, that's what the president wants. >> i have a question about cyber crime among other things. what can we expect? >> i think if you're ta
the impact on the economy would be terrible for american families. we don't want it. we think it is bad policy. it was designed to be bad policy. that was the whole point. the sequester was written in a way that would assure that congress would never let it happen. >> by putting it off, it could work to your advantage perhaps? >> i think you're misunderstanding or maybe we're not doing a good enough job trying to convince you. we support efforts in congress to buy down the sequester...
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economy. and in europe right now they're looking at the fuel quality directive and that is actually looking at the entire issue as a sort of negative. and so, there is an opportunity i think to actually view the developments in the past couple of weeks in the u.s. it isn't just a hell is this going to affect canada and u.s. relations but this is a change we're looking at to actually start driving down the carbon emissions, and what does that mean for our relationship, and i hope that it means, you know, not just the negatives but really the opportunities that come with it because i think the economic growth and the job opportunities are much bigger and much greater than what we are finding in the sector. >> a few days ago rupert murdoch who owns fox news and "the wall street journal" tweeted against keystone and said we don't need it because we have all this other natural gas from fracking. i wanted to ask david, what is the implication of the domestic boom? is it going to crowd out of the nee
economy. and in europe right now they're looking at the fuel quality directive and that is actually looking at the entire issue as a sort of negative. and so, there is an opportunity i think to actually view the developments in the past couple of weeks in the u.s. it isn't just a hell is this going to affect canada and u.s. relations but this is a change we're looking at to actually start driving down the carbon emissions, and what does that mean for our relationship, and i hope that it means,...
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sounds like the fed's worried something good could be happening in the economy. something like they see like loan growth or job growth, we don't want that, right? job growth, that's terrifying. it means the fed won't keep interest rates down anymore. what we want, obviously, is permanent bad news. be careful, we had a similar selloff when the last notes came out, that was followed by a rally of epic proportions. as good a reason as any to take profits. then we have the sequester sneaking up on us again, that bid to cut federal spending with a meat axe. hmm, i thought we wanted government spending cutback? isn't that what people are clambering for? everyone says it's bad and it's going to hit the military really hard, right? lead story in "usa today" says so. let me ask you a question, how the heck did the philly defense index hit an all-time high in this session if the defense department's really going to get whacked. the sequester bark may be a tad less than its bite. what kind of word is sequester anyway? i don't want to fear words that seem like they're kind o
sounds like the fed's worried something good could be happening in the economy. something like they see like loan growth or job growth, we don't want that, right? job growth, that's terrifying. it means the fed won't keep interest rates down anymore. what we want, obviously, is permanent bad news. be careful, we had a similar selloff when the last notes came out, that was followed by a rally of epic proportions. as good a reason as any to take profits. then we have the sequester sneaking up on...
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while the markets are climbing the economy not so much. why in the world is that? charles payne brings the pain and the explanation. martha: have you seen this morning? senator john mccain got some pretty tough questions in his home state. >> why bring a 30 million -- >> they're here. >> cut off their welfare and all their stuff and they will go back. >> [inaudible]. [applause] tens of thousands of dollars on their 401(k) to hidden fees. is that what you're looking for, like a hidden fee in your giant mom bag? maybe i have them... oh that's right i don't because i rolled my account over to e-trade where... woah. okay... they don't have hidden fees... hey fern. the junkrawer? why would they... is that my gerbil? you said he moved to a tiny farm. that's it, i'm running away. no, no you can't come! [ male announcer ] e-trade. less for us. more for you. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste is the fruit. so even you.
while the markets are climbing the economy not so much. why in the world is that? charles payne brings the pain and the explanation. martha: have you seen this morning? senator john mccain got some pretty tough questions in his home state. >> why bring a 30 million -- >> they're here. >> cut off their welfare and all their stuff and they will go back. >> [inaudible]. [applause] tens of thousands of dollars on their 401(k) to hidden fees. is that what you're looking for,...
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they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. >> brian: he proposed it. did he ever think the idea would work? did he always that i deal would be done? we'll report. you decide. >> steve: then desperate times call for desperate measures. move over, calvin klein. the postal service is getting into the fashion industry. we want to see your designs, your ideas. e-mail us. we'll explain it all in a couple of minutes. you're watching "fox & friends" hour two for wednesday. >> gretchen: good morning, everybody. we're all back on the couch together. >> brian: yes, we are. >> gretchen: after president's day weekend. we have a fox news alert to tell you about because the world is waiting to see if oscar pistorius is granted bail today after being charged with the premeditated murder of his model girlfriend. day two of his hearing underway now. earlier police revealed they did find steroids and needles in his bedroom, but his lawyer says it was not for a banned sub
they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. >> brian: he proposed it. did he ever think the idea would work? did he always that i deal would be done? we'll report. you decide. >> steve: then desperate times call for desperate measures. move over, calvin klein. the postal service is getting into the fashion industry. we want to see your designs, your ideas. e-mail us. we'll explain it all in a couple of minutes. you're...
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basically she's cuts could affect our economy and our national security, that is what we're told by the two men on your screen. this is unless lawmakers reach a deal first. so right now the blame game is kicking into high gear in washington. one of the questions is the blame game is happening, what about anything that is going to lead towards compromise? we'll take a closer look at that. plus the disappearance of washington intern chandralevy captured the nation's attention. what court documents are now saying about the man accused of killing her. at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. n in washingtonhere is a blame right now over the automatic spending cuts set to go into effect less than two weeks from now. house speaker john boehner in a "wall street journal" editorial writes, president obama invented the sequester saying he came up with the plan for deep cuts to avoid facing america'
basically she's cuts could affect our economy and our national security, that is what we're told by the two men on your screen. this is unless lawmakers reach a deal first. so right now the blame game is kicking into high gear in washington. one of the questions is the blame game is happening, what about anything that is going to lead towards compromise? we'll take a closer look at that. plus the disappearance of washington intern chandralevy captured the nation's attention. what court...
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economy that we've long talked about. that means more exports and the plunge that we've seen in sterling really over the last month or so is beneficial for that argument. >> what about king being outvoted again when it comes to wanting to do more? we're learning that they had discussed rate cuts? >> yeah. it is interesting. happened before obviously. but i think, you know, by him pushing the case and if we do get any data disappointment it's a clear sign that more q.e. will be on its way, especially with uncertainties in europe and the u.s. fiscal story come back and start to dent risk sentiment a bit. >> is it fair -- look separately at the average hourly earnings figures which show a 1.4% growth in december. some of the weakest growth since the 1.1% increase in the three months of december, 2009. is it really the case given the nature of -- the dynamics of britain's economy that quantitative easing is actually helping, or is it basically just continuing to rob from -- from consumer purchasing power? >> yeah. it's a diff
economy that we've long talked about. that means more exports and the plunge that we've seen in sterling really over the last month or so is beneficial for that argument. >> what about king being outvoted again when it comes to wanting to do more? we're learning that they had discussed rate cuts? >> yeah. it is interesting. happened before obviously. but i think, you know, by him pushing the case and if we do get any data disappointment it's a clear sign that more q.e. will be on...
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they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. the unemployment rate might pick up again. >> i will denight president -- i will deny the president -- >> stephanie: boner said washington democrats new found concern about the president's sequester -- he's clever how he keeps calling it -- [ ♪ hypnotic ♪ ] >> obama quester. >> stephanie: social media boys and i came up with that over bourbon. >> and you can tell! >> obama quester. >> stephanie: rolls off the tongue. words alone won't avert it. replacing the president's sequester. there it is again in the second sentence. >> obama quester. hashtag. do you see the hashtag first or after? >> stephanie: i'm doing boner. >> but you probably didn't know either. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: i was mocking him for something -- is this where we break or no? >> yes. good lord. >> stephanie: replace the president's sequester will require a plan to cut spending to
they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. the unemployment rate might pick up again. >> i will denight president -- i will deny the president -- >> stephanie: boner said washington democrats new found concern about the president's sequester -- he's clever how he keeps calling it -- [ ♪ hypnotic ♪ ] >> obama quester. >> stephanie: social media boys...
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rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. >>> we are one week away from the first national election since the presidential race. at least the first federal election since the presidential race. and we have news to report about that race. it's for congressman jesse jackson jr.'s old seat in illinois, which he resigned. it's a heavily democratic district. whoever wins the democratic primary a week from tonight is widely expected to win the seat. that's why at the outset, 17 different democrats said they would like a chance at this one. 17. however, over the weekend that primary field got less crowded in a significant way when illinois state senator toi hutchinson, one of the front-runners, dropped out of the race. the important context here is this. new york city
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tossed out of classrooms, health services will be slashed, border security will be compromised and the economy will take a hit if forced budgets cuts begin to happen on march 1st and the obama administration says republicans will be to blame. >> the pleas that the republicans are making are throw these people out of work. it's just -- it makes no sense. >> reporter: but when pressed on whether the president has his own plan to stop the cuts, white house press secretary jay carney pointed to the grand bargain mr. obama failed to reach with house speaker john boehner two careers ago. >> when you ask where's the president's plan, it's been there. it's at whitehouse.gov. >> a budget plan for the long term, where is -- >> the president -- >> the president take the lead and -- >> first of all, congress has to act. >> reporter: less than two months since the fiscal cliff that resulted in tax increases on wealthy americans. boehner notes the idea for the automatic cuts originated in the white house adding mr. president, we agree that your sequester is bad policy. what spending are you willing to cut t
tossed out of classrooms, health services will be slashed, border security will be compromised and the economy will take a hit if forced budgets cuts begin to happen on march 1st and the obama administration says republicans will be to blame. >> the pleas that the republicans are making are throw these people out of work. it's just -- it makes no sense. >> reporter: but when pressed on whether the president has his own plan to stop the cuts, white house press secretary jay carney...
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as kyla campbell reports, next friday we could see the economy take a downturn. >> reporter: dave, congress is on break until monday. when they return to capitol hill, they will have just four days to reach a deal. meanwhile, federal civilian workers, including those in california, are learning more about possible furloughs today. the pentagon just announced a news conference at 10:00 a.m. pacific to lay out how these automatic spending cuts will affect our spending. there are about 170 federal civilian workers in california. most of them would be furloughed for up to 22 days. that's equivalent to a 20% pay cut over a six-month period. now, those furloughs would not kick in until april, even if sequestration takes effect next friday. businesses that work for the federal government would also cut back. >> that waiting and failing to spend now is what could lead to unemployment now and difficulties later. . >> reporter: we'll -- we'll take a look at what the long- term effects could be on -- on california -- next. >> thank you. >>> a group that supports same- sex marriage is launching a $is m
as kyla campbell reports, next friday we could see the economy take a downturn. >> reporter: dave, congress is on break until monday. when they return to capitol hill, they will have just four days to reach a deal. meanwhile, federal civilian workers, including those in california, are learning more about possible furloughs today. the pentagon just announced a news conference at 10:00 a.m. pacific to lay out how these automatic spending cuts will affect our spending. there are about 170...